Synonyms of legerdemain

legerdemain

noun

1

as in magic

the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment

the illusionist's show is an entertaining blend of legerdemain and over-the-top showmanship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• deception
• prestidigitation
• sleight of hand
• trickery
• conjuring
• hocus-pocus
• deceptiveness

2

as in deception

the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end

the reduction of the deficit is due in part to financial legerdemain that masks the true costs of running the government

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deception
• trickery
• skullduggery
• subterfuge
• treachery
• chicanery
• jugglery
• deceptiveness
• skulduggery
• artfulness
• cunning
• gamesmanship
• secrecy
• stealth
• deceit
• scheming
• jiggery-pokery
• wile
• chicane
• hanky-panky
• artifice
• shrewdness
• deceitfulness
• deviousness
• plotting
• slyness
• duplicity
• guile
• slipperiness
• hypocrisy
• sneakiness
• shiftiness
• underhandedness
• dissimulation
• double-dealing
• dishonesty
• slickness
• craftiness
• quackery
• fakery
• insincerity
• humbuggery
• imposture
• crookedness
• wiliness
• design
• oiliness
• caginess
• shadiness
• cageyness
• dupery
• sharpness
• dirty tricks
• crookery
• dirty pool
• foxiness
• guilefulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• ingenuousness
• artlessness
• forthrightness
• guilelessness
• candor
• directness
• openness
• plainness
• candidness
• plainspokenness

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• sincerity
• ingenuousness
• artlessness
• forthrightness
• guilelessness
• candor
• directness
• openness
• plainness
• candidness
• plainspokenness

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